Water system for railway passenger-cars.



E. A. SC'HREIBER. WATER SYSTEM FOR RAILWAY PASSENGER CARS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 9, ISI-1.

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INVENTOR E. A. SCHREIBER. WATER SYSTEM Foa RAILWAY PASSENGER CARS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 9| |9II.

Patented, IDEE. 1.1, 1917.

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5. A, SCHHEIBER. WATER SYSTEM FOR RAILWAY PASSENGER CARS.

APPLICATION 'FILED APR. 9, 191?.

Patented me., 11,1917,

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To all "ikm'ftmaylconcem y1 is an endfelevfation ofi this'A appara-feel WHS, Certain-ipaltsfalso being shownlin-fsecff w BER, a citizen fofl "the VUUnited' Sta-tes;A residirrgdition.

at Chicago, in the county@ofGobkandState of Illinoisgfhave invented certain newand useful Improvements in :Water Systems -or Railway i'PassengerQ-Gare ofwhich `-the folj lowing is a specification. My invention relates to certain `rin-proveand need not be described except Lso far 'as' concerns the present improvements. There -v may beiotherfdrip' or`discharge--pip`es5 tor example, the.` waste pipes ,romzthe toilet*A roomy wash Ybowls.` 'These'i'drip' pipesarel Weather' because the outflow. of water through them` is intermittent and-fin small quantitieslj There ,is also some danger ofthe water being trapped and frozenin the supplytanlr lling pipe* The"neeessityi of: stopping the train for the purposejof thawing: out theses` pipesgis a very common cause for `the failure, of railway trains `to-iiflake their schedules during the winter. months. y A y The present invention seeks.` to provide certain 1arrangementsl.whereby steam taken from the steam train line, andtautomatically controlled to prevent wastagegis Q employed( for keepingthe exposed parts of the water system l above mentioned warmienough so that thegdanger freeze Lup vis obviatedf-f Thefinvention isjillustrated, incertain preferred embodiments, 'inj the `accompa'nying drawings Whereinv- `f l 4 Figure'l is a plan view, with certain parts .in Section, of. the, Water ,Supplytank for a sleepingcar, associated apparatus, showing the improvements of my invention applied thereto.

p p jfsupported-fin sheet steel box/i151hayingeenY`V construction isstandardon most railroads: y Y f the under "Side *of thelii'ooring- `13131oilthe -f 1' 1,6, thence to` aittinglgfthis portion-ofthe regulator 19,this-portion` of the Abranchpipe i 14may beef any;lsuitablewellfknown type and is arranged js9- asrto `--automatically controlL the flow of steam through*the-lbranohepipe.

ving surromid-ingithe-#fillinglffpipe 14s 'and "length 16""foftthebeating:pipe;"Jlheftting* Y "18 (Figs, 3 and 4) comprisesafcasing'formed f *Mv 4.with aJ centrally,arrangedA sleeve or` cylindri'l 1` 0` or car of that"ltype,'an`d ithe same'fromFbeinglcloggediwith ice* ff Fig.` @is alsectional pla-n onvlineA-fl fet-"ff mentsA inl'thewater: systems .used on railways r passenger cars, the l,purpose ofthe, impr0ve;-A ments ,l beingf to prevent* eXpo'sedfportions `of the apparatus)fromfreezing in extremely cold weather. According to :thensual prac-L f -f Fig.' 5""is` a? fragmentaryvertical#sectiona and 'means orprotectingvtheylatteridiromf freezing 1 j'Fig. A6v is a plan view of the branchpipe ',fand fttingetormilngwpart of saidlmealnsgand `'1-0 Fig. Klis a's'ectionaliview,fonfani enlarged Y j Like characters oif'referencedesignateiike-L `parts 1n the severaliigurefsj ofr 1Athe drawing yis, the water supplytank Vwhichfis* suitably insulating `lining 12, the boX being secured'- car. Meis the 'usual -llinglfpipe for; Athe Ltank 0 f; and 15x is thedrip `pipe`."--A1branch pipe 16l extends f from :they-steam@ 'train line lZfan `enteriri g ^the-bo\\`f11 passes around lthe sup ply tank 11, as indicated at l16a;-l thence along lclose to thevi fillingbpipe1121, as `indicateli `at 8* pipe being"Aindioated? atie", and from "the fitting to ,the thermostat end: ofte-vapor being' designatedlld. The vapor regulator e0* Preferably Aa shut-,oit ,valve 20-"is arranged-in i111* i l Vpipe 16 between the train lineahd the ifapore 95 regulator. 21 is a tubular ins'ulatingeover" f flhe web Q2, being exposed to steam passinglq through the ports2`3 of tlieufittingfrompipe 'lengtl"16"to the length designated 16, is kept Warm and imparts enough Warmth to the dri pip-eilte vprevent Ithesame 'from' :freez ing up. The vapor regulator operates te admit just enough steam to the heating pipe 16 "to-compensate for condensation. losses without wastage.

In Figs. 5 to 7 inclusive, I have shown, as.

applied to the wash bowl waste pipe, a fitting and connections, for the purpose of keepingtlie vwasteif pipeifree' ofice, 'similar to the arrangements just described in con.-

nection with the drip pipe of the supply tank. The 4wash bowlisindicated at 24 and its waste' pipe at 25 Thev lattervprojects down through the flooring 13 of the ear, the lower end extending into a sleeve or cylindrical web. 26 forming Thisfitting is interposedina pipe 28cennected witha train line, 17, the return endy of which, 2,9, is connected to he inlet end by" a union 8 0; this arrangement does not re quire avapor regulator, asy the amount of condensationis relativelysmall., The fitting 27 is formed with a bossl providingspace for a packing 32, the place by the nut 33.'

Iclaimgi` s' l Incombination with a steam train line and water,y supply tank of a railway car, a filling pipe for said'tank, a branch pipe from said train line,

along. and adjacent said 4filling pipe, yand kmeans for automatically controlling the flow. of steam through .said branch pipe so as to'l Y keep the-filling pipewarm without wastage of steam.` .Y

2. 'In combinationvvith a steamtrain lme and watersupplyy tankofarailway car, a

`lling, pipe for said tank, a branch pipe fromsaid traingline which extendsr around the tank and a portion of which lies along and adjacentfto saidfillingi pipe, and means for-automatically v controlling the flow of. steam through Said `bra-nch'pipe. so as to keep said-tank and filling pipe, ,warm withoutwastage ofsteam. 3. In combination with a steam-train line and water supply tank of a railway car, a'

filling pipefforsaid tank, agbranchjpipe from saidtrain .line whlch extends around the tank and alportion of whichliesalong. and adjacent to said filling pipe, means for automatically controlling the flow of steam throughl said branch pipe so as to keep said tank and filllng pipe .warm withoutjwastage of steam, lan 4insulated boX whichl surrounds said tank, and a vtubularinsulating cover-l ing for the .lling pipe and the portionof the branch pipe lying adjacent thereto, said` tubular covering.: having an open end through part of a'fitting 27.

packing being held in a portion of which liesl which the upper lend fof .the filling l 4c. In combination, with thev steam train line of a railway car and the water supply tank thereof provided with a drip pipe; and "a branchpipe from the train line provided Awith a fitting embracing the lower end of said drip pipe through which fitting steam isadapted Vto pass andmeans for automatically controlling the flow of steam through said 'branch pipe to keep the drip pipe from freezing. 5.'In combination with the steam train line of a railway car and the water supply tankthereof provided with a drip pipe, a

branch lpipe from .the train line, and a fittinginsaid branch pipe formed with a steam port and with lasleeve arranged in said steam port ,through which the drip pipe extends slidably and lneansfor automatically controlling the flow vof steam through said branch pipe so as to prevent clogging of said pipewithout wastage of steam.' 6. In combination with the steam ktrain line ofy a railway car and the water supply tank thereof provided with a filling pipe and witha drip pipe, a fitting embracing the lower end of said drip pipe and vided with a steam port, and a branch pipe adapted to extend around said tank, a oortion of which lies along adjacent said filling pipe and a portion of which is arranged to supply steam to said fitting.

Incombination with the steam train 4 line ofa railway car and the water supply tank thereof piovidedavith a filling pipe and with a drip pipe, a fitting embracing the lower Vend of said drip pipe and provided lwith a steam port, a branch pipeadapted to eXtend around said tank, a portion of which lies along adjacent said filling pipe 7and a portionof lwhich is arranged to supply steam to'saidiitting, and means for automatically controllingA the flow of steam throulgh said branchpipe.

.8. n combination with the steam train line of a railway car and the water supply `tank thereof provided with a filling pipe and with a drip pipe, a fitting embracing Qthe lower end of said drip pipe` and provided'with a steam port, a branch pipe adapted to extend around said tank, a portion of which lies along adjacent said filling llt-'opleiaf this` patent ybe Vattained*for ire cents each, by addressing the Commissioner at I'ra'tents, i" Y Washington ,1)..

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